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<span class=large>THIRD NEPHI</span><br/> THE BOOK OF NEPHI<br/> THE SON OF NEPHI, WHO WAS THE SON OF HELAMAN
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CHAPTER 10
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There is silence in the land for many hours—The voice of Christ promises to gather his people as a hen gathereth her chickens—The more righteous part of the people had been preserved.  [<span class='small'>A.D.</span> 34]
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And</span> now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 19: 11.">hear</a> these sayings, and did witness of it.  And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;
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For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours.
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And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying:
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O ye people of these <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 8: 14 (8-16); 3 Ne. 9: 12 (3-12).">great</a> cities which have fallen, who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel, how oft have I <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/4b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hel. 7: 19.">gathered</a> you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have <sup>c</sup><a href="3_ne/10/4c" mark="c" type="A" title="Luke 16: 29 (29-31); 1 Ne. 17: 3; Jacob 5: 25.">nourished</a> you.
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And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 23: 37; D&C 43: 24 (24-25).">ye</a> people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.
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O ye house of Israel whom I have <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 9: 13.">spared</a>, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/6b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Sam. 7: 3; Hel. 13: 11; 3 Ne. 24: 7.">return</a> unto me with full purpose of <sup>c</sup><a href="3_ne/10/6c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ezek. 36: 26.">heart</a>.
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But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings shall become <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 26: 19.">desolate</a> until the time of the fulfilling of the <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/7b" mark="b" type="A" title="Enos 1: 16 (12-18).">covenant</a> to your fathers.
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And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 8: 23 (23-25).">again</a> because of the loss of their kindred and friends.
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And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away.  And it was in the morning, and the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 8: 19 (3, 19-23).">darkness</a> dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hel. 14: 21.">rocks</a> did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.
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And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood; and the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/10a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Mourning.">mourning</a>, and the weeping, and the wailing of the people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their lamentations into the <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 16: 25.">praise</a> and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.
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And thus far were the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 19: 12 (10-12).">scriptures</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/11b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 3: 18 (18-21).">fulfilled</a> which had been spoken by the prophets.
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And it was the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 26: 8; 3 Ne. 9: 13 (11-13); 3 Ne. 27: 31.">more</a> righteous part of the people who were saved, and it was they who received the prophets and stoned them not; and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints, who were spared—
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And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.
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And now, whoso readeth, let him understand; he that hath the scriptures, let him <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/14a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Scriptures, Study of.">search</a> them, and see and behold if all these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/14b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hel. 14: 23.">tempests</a>, and by whirlwinds, and by the <sup>c</sup><a href="3_ne/10/14c" mark="c" type="A" title="Num. 16: 32; 1 Ne. 19: 11; 2 Ne. 26: 5.">opening</a> of the earth to receive them, and all these things are not unto the fulfilling of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.
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Behold, I say unto you, Yea, many have testified of these things at the coming of Christ, and were <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Martyrdom.">slain</a> because they testified of these things.
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Yea, the prophet <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hel. 8: 20 (19-20).">Zenos</a> did testify of these things, and also Zenock spake <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/16b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 19: 21.">concerning</a> these things, because they testified particularly concerning us, who are the remnant of their seed.
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Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 46: 24; 3 Ne. 5: 23 (23-24).">remnant</a> of the seed of Joseph.  And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph?  And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?
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And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="4 Ne. 1: 20.">Lamanites</a>, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them, and great <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/10/18b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Blessing.">blessings</a> poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the <sup>c</sup><a href="3_ne/10/18c" mark="c" type="A" title="Acts 1: 9 (9-11).">ascension</a> of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them—
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<sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/10/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 11: 12 (12-15).">Showing</a> his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter.  Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.
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